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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ownership and Autonomy in Early Learning: The Froebel Research Fellowship Project, 2002-2015
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Hargreaves, David J.; Robson, Sue; Greenfield, Sue; Fumoto, Hiroko – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
This article provides a brief review of the main phases and findings of the Froebel Research Fellowship project, which has been funded by the Froebel Trust (previously the Incorporated Froebel Educational Institute) since 2002. The project is investigating the extent to which Froebelian ideals, such as the notion that children's knowledge…
Descriptors: Ownership, Personal Autonomy, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Teachers' Perceptions of Their Relationships with Children Who Speak English as an Additional Language in Early Childhood Settings
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Fumoto, Hiroko; Hargreaves, David J.; Maxwell, Shirley – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2007
The study investigated ten early childhood teachers' perceptions of their relationships with 120 children (mean age = 4 years 3 months), of whom 41 children spoke English as an additional language (EAL: mean age = 4 years 2 months). The Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) was employed to elicit teachers' perceptions of their relationships in…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Teacher Student Relationship, English (Second Language), Teacher Attitudes